We’ve always wanted to manage our ServiceNow licenses. But sadly, we haven’t been too successful with it with an optimised solution. In this multi-part blog post, I will be walking you through a custom application that helps manage your license reclamation process. Alright! In a nutshell this is what the application does. It identifies users…
Author: Arun
Ever fancied a progress bar in ServiceNow?! Look no further!
Have you been in a situation where you initiated a process (API call, running a script, etc) and wondered., man I wish ServiceNow did not just freeze like that! Well, guess what, I got good news for you, my friend. It’s called the GlideScriptedHierarchicalWorker. This lesser-known API can enable you to display a progress bar…
Creating a Custom Properties Settings Page in ServiceNow
Oh boy! This is a beautifully short and insanely useful little tick that I learnt and I’m going to share it with you today dear service nerds. Creating the System Properties Very simple, nothing too fancy here. Head over to System Properties > Create New. Fill in the details requested and you’re off to a…
How can you convert a GlideRecord Object to a Plain Old JavaScript Object?
In this concise post I am going to show you how to covert a GlideRecord Object into a Plain Old JavaScript Object. The snippet below does just this. Now, where could you potentially use this? You could use it while preparing the REST request body, and would need to send a Javascript Object.
Unlocking Efficiency: Harnessing the Power of Code Reusability with UI Scripts for Seamless Development in ServiceNow
Here’s a cool little reusable snippet from my experiments with UI Script. The use case I was dealing with was toggling the visibility of a couple of variables for a catalog item. Now I had to build this particular solution since I was dealing with close to a 100 variables and setting up UI policies…
Boost Your ServiceNow Interface: How to Build a Scalable Menu Widget for Seamless Navigation
Okay okay, it’s time for another awesome blog post filled with loaded information that you can take away for your ServiceNow projects. The Use Case Ever come across a scenario where you needed to build a page that has a couple of menu links in it? Well, guess what?! Today is your lucky day. We…
Wondered how to schedule data import from a REST webservice?
Discover an efficient method for synchronizing data from a service on a recurring basis. Learn how to achieve this seamlessly and effortlessly as I provide step-by-step instructions on a streamlined approach. The Use Case As always, you need a use case to start with, why else would you build something innit. Here goes…let’s say you…
Download link…If only you were out of the box
Okay, right off the bat, I need to apologize for the terrible post title…I tried 😪 Having said that, let’s get straight to it. In this post, we’re going to explore a very simple trick that I learnt whilst working on a use case and wondered – man why didn’t Servicenow default this already?! Alright,…
How to integrate ServiceNow with Application Insights
For those of you who are new to ‘Application Insights’, allow me to give you a quick intro! As the name suggests this nifty little tool helps you gain insight into your web application like user stats, error monitoring, etc. With just a few lines of code in your application, you can find out what…